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Our project is to build a lifestyle oriented to conserve diversity of Life and Culture in the west Pyrénées. It's a part of a world wide project to connect differents place to live to transform the human society into a place where you can learn and teach about your passion and move freely to the next place depending on your interest of the moment.
We are a french/japanese family with two kids (10 and 12 years old) and brother and mother and friends. The husband Jules is gardening and working on the network, Miwa the wife is doing japanese artcraft, especialy indigo dying from Tokushima her hometown.
We welcome you to learn and help about self-sufficiency and eco-network around the globe.
Located between mountain and ocean in Béarn a beautiful region.
The main mission is to participed to an exchange of knowledges and technics by creating new trails using special sign and spread the word and share knowledge and passion.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Beach
Adventure sports
Technology
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Writing
Performing arts
Plant care
Music
Languages
Hitchhiking
Drawing & painting
Gardening
History
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Astronomy
Camping
Cycling
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Mountain
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Dancing
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak french and japanese at home. We love languages and like to teach and learn always more.
We do everthing for ourselves for years, we can teach DIY activities about almost anything.
We are open to anybody as long as they have motivation to learn and share.
Registered charity
This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We need help for the 3 hectares garden-forest, everyday we work on the network, then we seed, transplant, plant, weed, cut and harvest. But we also occasionnaly, when needed,do many different craft and art activities (building small wouden fourniture, plant dying, event organisation, cleaning...)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
German: Beginner
Mongolian: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
Chinese (Mandarin): BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We speak French, Japanese, English, Spanish. A little bit of Russian, Chinese, Mongol and German. We love to learn and teach about languages.
Accommodation
You can sleep in a yourt or in a room in a house. There are bed and clean sheet, the area is very safe and quite surrounded by forest.
In exchange for your help we will share our meal usually vegetarian with food from the garden and a mixe between french and japanese cuisine.
Breakfast and Diner will be on your own timing, we can procure bread, jam and eggs and vegetables from the garden.
We also offer ingredients for breakfast and dinner .
We cook and eat the lunch all together between 12h and 14h. Mostly vegetarian meal.
What else ...
We have a car, they are no bus but two small very cute villages are 5 km distant and they is everything you could want there.
Ask us for the website link
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We are at the top of a hill so internet is ok. Internet is the best at the top of the castel. The green house can also be good to work.
Space for parking camper vans
A lot of place surrounded by nature
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Minouchka and Nieva
Two cats
Minouchka is fluffy and Nieva is white
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